Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:15 AM ET, April 14, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Sees Inquiry Into Cohen as Greater Threat Than Mueller  —  President Trump's advisers have concluded that a wide-ranging corruption investigation in New York poses a greater and more imminent threat to the president than even the special counsel's investigation, according to several people close to Mr. Trump.
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Negotiated $1.6 Million Settlement for Top Republican Fundraiser  —  The 2017 deal was on behalf of Elliott Broidy, a businessman who faced allegations he impregnated a former Playboy model, and resembles one Mr. Cohen arranged with Stormy Daniels
CNN:
Exclusive: FBI seized recordings between Trump's lawyer and Stormy Daniels' former lawyer  —  (CNN)The FBI seized recordings President Donald Trump's attorney made of his conversations with a lawyer representing two women who had alleged affairs with Trump, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
The Daily Beast:
Prosecutors Probing Michael Cohen Have Nailed Financial Frauds, Corrupt Pols, and Organized Crooks  —  “The searches are the result of a months-long investigation into Cohen, and seek evidence of crimes, many of which have nothing to do with his work as an attorney, but rather relate to Cohen's own business dealings,” the document says.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sources: Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier  —  WASHINGTON  —  The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump's personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign …
New York Times:
U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack  —  WASHINGTON — The United States and European allies launched airstrikes on Friday night against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al-Assad …
RELATED:
CNN:
US, UK and France strike Syria … CONTENT BY LENDINGTREE  —  Experts are urging Americans to refinance in 2018  —  Pay off your house with this insane trick  —  How much could you save by refinancing?  —  Rates now at 3.75% APR - $225K mortgage for $1,636/mo  —  Crush your debt: refinance to a 15 yr fixed
CBS News:
U.S. launches military strike on Syria in response to chemical attack — live updates  —  The U.S. on Friday launched “precision” military strikes against targets inside Syria linked to recent chemical attacks, said President Trump in a statement from the White House.
Washington Post:
U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria … President Trump ordered a military attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, joining allies Britain and France in launching missile strikes in retaliation for what Western nations said was the deliberate gassing of Syrian civilians.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Seeks Large Strike in Syria; Mattis Urges Caution  —  President and defense secretary differ on response to suspected Syrian chemical attack  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is prodding his military advisers to agree to a more sweeping retaliatory strike in Syria than they consider prudent …
Discussion: CNBC, HuffPost and Mediaite
GOV.UK:
PM statement on Syria: 14 April 2018  —  The Prime Minister has made a statement on Syria. … Prime Minister Theresa May:  —  This evening I have authorised British armed forces to conduct co-ordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian Regime's chemical weapons capability and deter their use.
NBC News:
Trump announces strikes on Syria following suspected chemical weapons attack by Assad forces
Discussion: Informed Comment
Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed:   The US And Allies Have Launched Military Strikes On Syria After A Chemical Weapons Attack
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump strikes Syria
Discussion: CNBC and Breitbart
New York Times:
President Trump on Syria Strikes: Full Transcript and Video
Joyce Karam / The National:   Trump at odds with Mattis on Syria military response, report
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
Thunder-like explosions rock Syrian capital amid strikes
Discussion: The Hill
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Trump Pardoned Libby to Protect Himself From Mueller  —  “There is a cloud over the White House as to what happened.  Don't you think the F.B.I., the grand jury, the American people are entitled to a straight answer?”  —  With those words, uttered over a decade ago, Patrick Fitzgerald …
RELATED:
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Trump Is Trying To Save His Dying Presidency By Pardoning Scooter Libby
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump grants pardon to former Bush official; some say he is using the law as a political tool
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Former F.B.I. Deputy Director Is Faulted in Scathing Inspector General Report  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department inspector general delivered to Congress on Friday a highly critical report that accused Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director, of repeatedly misleading investigators.
RELATED:
New York Times:   As Clinton Camp Denied Reports of Criminal Inquiry, F.B.I. Was Investigating, Comey Says
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein tells confidantes he is prepared to be fired  —  WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has struck a stoic and righteous tone in private conversations he has had this week about the fate of his job as President Donald Trump has launched public criticism …
RELATED:
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Rosenstein consulted with ethics adviser at DOJ on Russia probe
Discussion: Hot Air
BuzzFeed:
A Former Russian Spy Worked On A Trump Moscow Deal While Trump Was Running For President  —  While Trump was running for president, his business team was trying to develop a Trump tower in Moscow — with the help of a former Russian military intelligence officer.
Discussion: Bipartisan Report
Dan Piepenbring / New Yorker:
Chick-fil-A's Creepy Infiltration of New York City  —  During a recent lunch hour, I was alone on the rooftop of the largest Chick-fil-A in the world.  The restaurant, on Fulton Street, is the company's fourth in Manhattan, and it opened last month to the kind of slick, corporate-friendly fanfare that can only greet a new chain.
RELATED:
Brandon Morse / RedState:   The Left Needs to Chill Out About Christianity
CNN:
HHS official shared post saying ‘forefathers’ would have ‘hung’ Obama, Clinton for treason  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services shared an image in 2017 that said “our forefathers would have hung” Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for treason, a CNN KFile review has found.
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
I'd Like to Offer This Sanity Quiz to All #NeverTrump Conservatives  —  Nicolle Wallace, David Frum, Joe Scarborough, Bill Kristol: Step right up.  —  I am told regularly by people I admire and respect to hold my cynical tongue about all the career conservatives and television flotsam …
Associated Press:
Trump sees ally in possible House leader ‘My Kevin’ McCarthy  —  As President Donald Trump and top Republicans dined on filet mignon at the White House this week, just hours after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his stunning retirement, Trump and Ryan's top lieutenant found themselves with a moment alone.
Discussion: Politico
RELATED:
Los Angeles Times:
Patrick Soon-Shiong plans to move Los Angeles Times to new campus in El Segundo  —  The Los Angeles Times this summer will move from its historic art deco headquarters in downtown Los Angeles to a campus currently under construction in El Segundo.  —  Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong …
Discussion: twitchy.com and 89.3 KPCC
RELATED:
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:15 AM ET, April 14, 2018.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
“The Future Is Here”: A Design Conversation With Kanye West
Discussion: The FADER and Jezebel
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
A Democracy Disappears
Discussion: Washington Post
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Are Democrats Creating Sympathy for Donald Trump?
Discussion: Daily Wire and Instapundit
Gabriel Pietrorazio / Campus Reform:
Black conservative shouted down for speaking ‘against own people’
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Real or ‘Fake News’? Either way, lewd tape allegations pose a challenge for Trump
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trapped In The White House: Many Trump Aides Are Too “Toxic” To Get Jobs
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
A flare-up in the struggle over the Virginia GOP's future
 Earlier Items: 
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Armada of US warships steaming toward Middle East
Discussion: Task & Purpose and Sean Hannity
New York Times:
Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party
Jim Norman / Gallup:
Trump Favorable Rating Dips
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump, Gardner strike deal on legalized marijuana, ending standoff over Justice nominees